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Col    TARED  I.  VVHITAKER.  Commissary  G*o*ra! : 


•fi  .  i  ioding  ihal  then  na  but  lit 
lie  prcspe-er,  on  account  of  the  Impossibility 
ci  largo  Importations,  that  private  enter- 
«prise  would  afford  a  supply  of  salt  for  our 
people  tliia  year,  and  knowing  bow  Indispen- 
sable It  was  to  health  and  rouir.n,  I  drier 
itiveofthr  S;  .!•■  i..  ,lo  nil 
\r.  u;y   power  lor  the  re]  people, 

••igh  I  might,  bj  Uu    rcspon  i 

ty,  be  exposed  to  the  censure  ol  specula 
i-.rs  and  such  captious  fault-finder3   a'  ean 
r  be  pleased. 

.M-  effort,  I  baye  succeed  ■ 

.  I  ir.  procuring  a  l«o  b  uj  mp 

.(prat  the  \  m    inia  Rail  \\  -rl.-, 

to  rmi:  .  rday.dnrin    Ibe  \\  ar, 

d  till  three  months  fifKTil-tprminatii.ii.  il 

i  .    boul  i  •  .  Ion       I  )iu\ ,  al 

I        da  m  i  in  ,■■>  to  (tori  .  « ho  is 

paratinn   a* 

in  l  ii  ■  ■     nil).     ',i  I  iboi   t.. 

majte  the  quantity  above  mentioned      II.  i 

Jrcady  nt  wort,  with  wh.it    kettles  and  fur 

^acen  be  has  now  in  order,  nnd  i    peel   to  be 

.  mother  month,  In  turn    ml    Ibi    iftO 

i  iislu  Is  nei 

Hon  John  \\    ■ 
I.,  the    i,. .  i.,     pen  re 

n  'tilt        V.  In  rflon   nl   the 

nj   attaches,  i    due    ..  him,  as  1 

honld  not  have  I ihli    in    ■  i  lire  the 

emenis, 
i  hi  ninn  1 1  ccived  in. m  him, 
And  i  flforts  in  Ibe 
..tn. ii-      II.  ha«  rend 

any  eotn- 
iliou  f.r  either  his  lime  ..i  l.i-  e>  pen«cs 
nt.ii.  in  lliifl  I."  in 

>ly  |  II  Ihe  -iltji.i  Ibe  inhab 

nam  ip,  .it    it.  h  price  pei  bushel, 

ill  i  ovei  onl  ii    i" 

In  inn.  nl  ihi    lie     "I  he  stand  ird 
ili  lied  al  il..   H  orks  is  ifl  p  und    to  ihe 
I  have  to  purclu  ■■•  bj    ibis   stan 
dard,  and  mnsi    .11  by  It,  deducting   Irom 
liatevet  m  I  In  be 

iiip  wastage  from  di'ip|  i    &    .  al 

i.  i  itl  it  is  (old  to  the 

i    peril  ii.  e  n  ill  sooi  -  Ip>»  how 
mm  i.  .  .■  It  ini  ilia)  lo  hi  during  if 

i  .t-i.l  itnra 
i    I,  .il  order  ill  ihe   all  i  on  i,  tied  lo  you 
.  ral,  and  d<  lire  \  m  In 

it  and    have  ii        i  hj    i  ■ 
liable  agents  In  be  emplnj 
i     i.  ibutinp 

l.  ii  ... I  in  lui    ip  il.  ii  I h< 

not    pay    i  ill    ev 

-    il   .  .ill  III    l  ii •■!  .1  in. hi  il   .'..1  .1      both; 

r  if  it  does  ...  ■■  than  'hi-,   it      in   I 

i  .  •  .Ii  - 

,    ■    if  the  5«'M   ■,..  i,.  i.  ,-. 
. 

lias  been  1  di<  I 

nr  Hi. 

■ 

■ 
f  itf  State,  I  request  1L2  Justices  of  ihe 
infer  I  -h  County 

. 
.Utrs  at.     .i 

.   as,  that    the  j    . 
Dt,  nrr  the 
lece&scd  soldiers  pt  of   such 

lilt  and  certificate,  you    • 
justice*  at  such  point  as  tl 
oti.  -Uel  for  ?r.cb*  f 


on,totK  distrthntcd  among  them  bj 

i.i  Mi. 

■  i    i'on  will  tell  to  the  \\  ife  nl  eat  a  sol 

dler  r..  il    be  di 

and  to  each  widow  liavins   ..   on  or  sons  io 

rrvi.  ■  '  ■'  lb' 

names  i.i  those  entitled  to  it,  lobe  certified 

hy  the  .in  i if*    of  Ihe   Inferior  t'onrl 

case  of  widow?  ind  tl      air   in 

tie  shipped  to  the  Justices  oi  Inferior  Cowl 

in    each   corraty,  at . -urh  point  on  a  Kail 

road  aa  they  may  designate,  so  oon    i-  em 

leu  ,-■  ii  .hi   ii  in  i,  'iiui  they  'end  you   the 

mow  v  l.u  ii     li   is  snpposed  there  is   no 

count  j  in  up    State  «  no  •■  In  ilices  « ill  i  r 

i  make  thl    i  It  wee  trutn  the  Count) 

i  r   i  hi  v.  tor  ihe  I.,  npiii  ..i  ih.     i.Mipr'    fa 

in, I  to  take  the  trouble  and  'espeu  s 

.ii  ti . mi   Ihi  Railroad    to  I 

ii    i i  ;  tho,  ■  in    the  count) 

entitled,  al  Ihe  price  mentioned;  which  pan 

he  refunded  lo   the   I  nnni  i    rreasnrj  (t  in  it 

ah  >..  i  ho      «  ho  are  lo  n 

it 

Should  Ihe  widow  ol  a  deceased     ntdier, 

in  tin  wife  ••!   i  soldit  r   in   at  1 1  lot ,   dt   ire 

Ihan  .  hall  hu  ihel  fin    hi  i  on  d 
ihe  will  be  permitted  to  purchase  it  al  tho 

I paid  by  others,  in   pn  i.  rent  e  In  all 

other  person*,   il  ihere  la  nol   .i  suppl)  lot 

:;./.  Vim  »  ill  ell  lo  allolhi  I  famil 

ii     al  the  i  iIp  of  four  dollar-  and  fifty  Ct  nl- 

per  bushel.  Bui  no  head  ol  a  family  will 
tie  permitted  to  receive  more  than  oiip  bui  ii 
el  till  all  arc  supplied  with  enough  for  pre- 

-inl  use.      Von  will  have  each  agent  to  keep 

a  book  In  which  lip  will  enter  the  name  ol 

each  head  of  a  family  who  gels  sali  ,  and 

in  case  one  person  applies  for  the  quantity 

allowed  each  ol  several  families  and  has  tin 

means  ol  battling  if,  your.  Agents  will  lei 

him  have  it,  taking  from  him  a  written  eer* 

uu. mi.  giving  the  name  of  each   person  foi 

whom  he  receives  it,and    lalinjj  thai  hcwill 

delivet  ii  lo  uch  person  at  the  price  hi  pays 

i..i  it,  and  such  price  for  hauling  a-  may 

have  been  agreed  on  between  the  parties, 

The   name-  of  Ihe  heads   Ol  families  thus 

upplied,  will  '"'  entered  on  the  book,  that 

ihe  person  receiving  the  sail  for  his  neighi 

bora  may  be  detected  it  he  -honld ait  nnj 

faithully.    All  purchaacra  will  be  required. 

to  bring  with  them  their  own  sacks  to  car; 

ry  their  sail  home  irom  the  place  od  sale. 

nl,    a    I  can  place  the  - 1 it  only  at  n  few 

,1  points  in  the  State.you  will  establish 

i.  i.,,i  I'm  its  sale  by  a  faithful  agent,  at  each 

of  (he  following  places,  to-wil    rartersville| 

Vtlanla,  Mhens,   Augusta,  arifiln    Macon 

Vlhany,  Columbi  ivannah      Wert 

in  undertal  li  to  all  the  town"  aiu 

ih.    Railroad     I  musl  Bmplo)  sd 

it  hi 

.,,         hIpiiipiii  ,    inn  gn  illj    in 

tl, i  r, ,.  i   I-,  tin  pa;  uu  nl  -I    n  m  mi 

ir.lan  nl  -       ITon    n  .11 

m  ■  .p  I.  w.  tit   t.,r 

disi  hargi  nl  i..-  duties  and  the 

i Mil 

lpetr.i  i     in,,,    and  lor  the  deiiveij    In  y  >u 

of  the  -ait  on  hand    il    .n,    i >  ' 

rii-.r..i  r.thpr    Agent   of  the 

i  .  iiigpiit  vriii  »eii  for cas 

lie  amount  he  has  ooll 
nt  failing  to  mal 
ill  "tie  prompt]     ii 
.ii.    You  will  notify  the   lustices  of  tke 
[aferi  oaty  in  this  State 

it  :\.?  amngements  proposed  fbrthepurj 
pc?c  of  supplying  the   wi  jovts  of  dec"asei 


soldiers    and     wive-    n|      ..l.li.  t-  now    in 
with  salt  to  reliflve  present  m 
md  request  iheir   active  eo-operation 

in  the  propo-e,l  p]  in. 

6th    When  the  people  nl  a  count;  will, 
h)  public  meeting,  appoint  a  roll 

',,  ih,  in  i 

i  in,     ,, ,  o.omodation   ol  ihe  people 
..1  Hip  county,  at  the  |.ri. .--  abot 

Iding  only  ibe  freight  «  bich  be 
|i..\  from  Ihe  plaee  where  he  receives  II 
your  Agent  to  the  place  ol  -ale,  you  dill 
he  authorised,  when  you  have  n  suppl 
hand,  lo  wll  lor  en  b,  to  such  county    \ 

ii  quantiliei  a-  would  be  the  r, 
able  proportion  for  hi-  county,  at  the  price 
above  specified.    This  will  afford 
are  disposed  to  render  a  public  service  with 
mil  charge,  in  i  matter  ••!  \  Ital  leapo 
to  their  ftllow-citizens,  an  opportunity  to 
di  play  their  liberality,    it  >-   Boned 
person  with  sufficient  mi  . 
In  each  onnnty  remote  from    the   central 
point0  of  depn  it,  willing  lo  nerve  Ihe  pub 
ii,  for  tin  publi 

The  dirl'i  rent  Railroad  Companie    in  ihi.- 
-m  .1,  I,  ivi  show  n  a  liberalitj  ind  i  d 
lion  In  afford  reliel  !■•  ihe  people  in  u. 
-enl emergency,  which  entitle   them 
•/ral ilii.li  ol  all      I  determii 
ail  imported  by   the    Its  H  Ihe  Rtati 

lload  lo   ibe   plai  •  •  ol    deposil    an  I 
,,   9/  charge,  and  to  carry  from  the  pin 
sale  to  the  depol  ol  (he  consnmt  i ,  I 

communicated  ihi-  determination  lo  thp 
Presidents  or  Ihe  principal  Roads  of  the 
Mate,  and    asked    Iheil  i,   and 

ih.at  they  also  carry  all  -all  imported  b)  Ibi 
Slate  free,  a-  well  while  in  possession  of  the 
■  State  as  for  the  consumer  after  he  has  pur 

d  from  the   State's   Agent;    md  H  al 
lords  me  great  pleasure  lo  say  thai  I  haw 
received  responses  Irom  the  following  Rail 
road   Presidents,  in  the  ordei    mentioned, 
promptly  and  cheerfully  agreein 
this  public  sen  ice  free  of  ciiat  ;e,  till  furtbei 
orders:  lion.  It.  R.  Cuyier,  Presidenl 
It,  and  Branches,  and  ol  Ihe  9     U     K   i; 
Isaac  Scott,  Esq  ,  Presidenl  Macon  &  \\  i 
.•in  K.  R  ;  Hon    John    P.    King,   Pre  idi  nt 
fta.  R.  R.  and   Branches,  and  ol  the    A    A 
\V.  P.  K.  li     li  i-  not  d  mbted    lb  i 
President  of  eaeii  other  Road  in  the 
will  meet  this  request  with  like  liberality  and 
patriotism.    The  salt    imported  undei  mj 
direction  w  ill,  tin  refore,  no  doubt,  c  i  la  inj 
point  in  the  Blate,  on  a   Railro id,  t..  thi 
eonsumer  purchasing  from  Ihe  Stale  \ . .  , 

i  charge  for  freights. 
i   shall  ,lo   what    I   poasiblj 
ply  all  diirine  the  summi  i     n  md  i 

trust,  with  what  m  it  I  t-leor 

all  Mannfi,  mi  hip  i  omp  my,  \.  i 
,  is  located  al  A  it  trsta    ind   t  il  i,  s  b  il 
onr  people  w  ill  mat  •  upon  Ibi 
.  •  pei  h  d  tint  all  »  l  U  ihe  roast  «  ili 

,i  i.  ,-i  nt  il  p  thi  ii  own  rapplj  ,i  that  all  w 
practice  strit  t nomy  m  i 

|    i     -ppftfllli)  so 

divide  svhat  Ih 

neighbors,  till  ns 

may  suffer      And  I  fnrtli  Ihey 

do  all  they  ran  to  p  b 

Xdatinn  nl  tin  people  at  to;--*' 

to  hold  it  ti  te 

•:ii 
tper.  _ 

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